What year does season 3 Mad Men take place?

1963
Season three takes place six months after the conclusion of Season 2 (roughly April/May 1963) and ends in December 1963. It chronicles the end of the “Camelot era” as the characters go through immense change in their professional and personal lives.

What is wrong with Draper’s wife?

Over the years we’ve seen Don Draper’s first wife endure philandering, divorce, massive weight gain, a thyroid cancer scare, and advances from creepy neighbor-kid Glenn, but this episode creator Matthew Weiner really let the chilly chain-smoking suburban mom have it: She has metastatic lung cancer, with at the very …

Why is Betty Draper so mean to Bobby?

Betty’s Own Deprivation Takes Over That’s why she gets so mad at Bobby over a mere sandwich. Betty’s been hurt. Not only by her mother. Also, by trying to love Don and by being unable to get a psychoanalyst’s kind help when she needed it the most.

Is Peggy in love with Don Draper?

Matthew Weiner, the series’ creator, head writer, and showrunner, has stated that this conversation is essentially Don telling Peggy that he loves her. Don and Peggy’s relationship is further solidified in Season 4, when Don forces Peggy to work all night on her birthday (in “The Suitcase”).

What disease does Betty Draper have?

When she sees her doctor, Betty is shocked to discover that her recent lightheadedness is a sign of aggressive, advanced lung cancer that has begun to spread throughout her body.

What happened to Betty Draper’s hands?

With over and under active thyroid disorders you can have shaky hands off and on, numbness in certain body part too. Back then it was nearly impossible to catch it, the sad thing is it’s still nearly impossible to catch it. Betty’s hands were shaking because she was repressing her feelings.

Why did Betty fire Carla?

Betty ended last season on a few especially miserable notes. Whether Betty could address it to herself or not, I don’t know, but seeing Sally with Glen made her have a physical reaction. She had told Carla that he wasn’t allowed in the home alone with Sally, and Carla let it happen. Therefore, Carla got fired.

Why is Betty Draper so unhappy?

Betty hated being a housewife. She was bored, lonely, and frustrated. Even her children didn’t bring her much joy. Instead, she felt as if she was constantly waging a war with them: “I am here with them all day, alone and outnumbered”, she complained to Don regarding their children.

WHO adopted Peggy Olson’s baby?

She also reveals that she gave her baby up for adoption to Stan, a man with whom she has spent four seasons building intimacy. Peggy wasn’t able to erase that from her identity like Don suggested, but she comes to peace with it so many years later.

Does Don sleep with Joan?

Or she was, before he decided to sleep with her and then essentially ignore her at the office next day. Hurling objects at your boss might not be professional, but neither is sleeping with your devoted secretary. Once Allison huffs away, Don quietly informs Joan that he would not welcome her back as his secretary.